Postamt

[ˈpɔstˌʔamt]

/[ˈpɔstˌʔamt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Postamt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,765. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,765
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - einzelne Geschäftsstelle bzw. Dienststelle der Post

Corpus desk

Index DE-postamt · Postamt · German

Postamt · rank #33,765 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,765
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH positivem

Nearest frequency peer: positivem (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Postamt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Postamt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Postamt vs postet
57% similar
Postamt vs postest
57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Postamt
PropertyValue
HeadwordPostamt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpɔstˌʔamt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#33,765
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Postamt“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Postamtliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „positivem“ (#33,764), „primo“ (#33,766), „Ports“ (#33,763). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Postamt“ bei #33,765. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Postamt (IPA [ˈpɔstˌʔamt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,765 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "einzelne Geschäftsstelle bzw. Dienststelle der Post".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Postamt, with forms such as "opstamt", "posatmt", and "posstamt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "postet", "postest", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Postamt, spelled P-O-S-T-A-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    einzelne Geschäftsstelle bzw. Dienststelle der Post

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Postamt appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ich muss das Paket heute noch zum Postamt bringen.
  2. „In einer Ecke des Postamtes stand ein kleiner Kiosk mit der Aufschrift »Volksapotheke«.“

Synonyms

PostPostfiliale

This word in other languages

post office(English)correo(Español)bureau de poste(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • opstamt
  • posatmt
  • posstamt
  • postammt
  • postamtt
  • postatm
  • postmat
  • posttamt
  • potsamt
  • ppostamt
  • psotamt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Postamt - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

opstamt2posatmt2posstamt1postammt1postamtt1postatm2postmat2posttamt1
Edit distance from "Postamt"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Postamt"?
"Postamt" is spelled P-O-S-T-A-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɔstˌʔamt].
What does "Postamt" mean?
As a noun, "Postamt" means: einzelne Geschäftsstelle bzw. Dienststelle der Post
What words are commonly confused with "Postamt"?
"Postamt" is commonly confused with "postet", "postest". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Postamt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Postamt" is [ˈpɔstˌʔamt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Postamt" come from?
"Postamt" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Postamt", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfannen#33,754Regatta#33,776partout#33,748October#33,742

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Neubeginn11 variantsLimonade11 variantsLechner11 variantsStengel11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list